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My only hope is that the vaccines for both animal and human use are developed quickly

What am I missing? The FDA has already approved a vaccine for h5n1, and they've already started manufacturing a 40 million dose stockpile of the adjuvant via $121 million BARDA award.

It's not ready to be put in anyone's arms yet. And 40 million doses won't be enough for the world. The virus itself might be ready already. We don't know if it's jumping from human to human at this point.

It was approved a few years ago it actually is ready to be in people's arms

Source? Afaik there is no usable vaccine already mass produced and available for the various strains, not for humans and not for animals, otherwise it'd be in use already.

The EU has already started receiving its 650,000 dose order of Audenz and has reserved 40 million more when production increases. ASPR has had a reserve of Audenz for 2 years. I don't know how many vials they've purchased. They've just reserved 40 million doses of only the adjuvant, which they think will help them update to newer strains if they need to. Nobody is vaccinating yet because they don't know if there's going to be a pandemic.

What is your source for these claims?

You can look through CSL Seqirus' press releases for other info on which countries are receiving the vaccine if that information has been publicly disclosed.

Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Stockpile:

https://www.idsociety.org/science-speaks-blog/2024/u.s.-orders-4.8-million-doses-of-a-cell-based-adjuvanted-h5-vaccine-for-avian-flu-preparedness#/+/0/publishedDate_na_dt/desc/

40 million doses of adjuvant:

https://www.cslseqirus.us/news/csl-seqirus-announces-fifth-barda-award-in-response-to-avian-influenza

EU's 650,000 dose order of Audenz:

https://www.ft.com/content/467af193-a7f1-4957-9dfd-8e544fc8a05e

Finland offering Audenz vaccine to labworkers and farmworkers in July 2024 from the EU vaccine order:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/finland-offer-bird-flu-vaccines-people-world-first-rcna158907

You downvoted me for asking for sources...?

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